Thousands of Christian pilgrims have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
Much of the Christian world was marking Christmas Day with midnight masses and other services to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Much of the Christian world was marking Christmas Day with midnight masses and other services to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Spain's King Felipe VI called for national unity and a defence of Spain's Constitution that have been put under strain by the Catalan secession crisis in his traditional Christmas Eve address.
Notre Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution because the Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire.
Notre Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution because the Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire.
US president Donald Trump has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him "a nice present" such as a "beautiful vase" for Christmas rather than a missile launch.
